There's not much time to linger on that thought. The shadow moves, rips up the floorboard to throw at him, and in the absence of the ability to really dodge Rynlan flings himself to the ground-- which leaves him with very few options when the shadow itself takes the next swing. That braided section lashes out and strikes him, sends him rolling a short distance back across the stage with a stifled little grunt of pain at the contact, and when he starts to pull himself to his feet, glances down-
His yes widen at the sight. Ryn's own shadow is covering him, weaving its way up his body as the voices from the rift whisper: 'You are ours. Do you not feel it? Did you not? One limb among many, lashing in the dark.']
No-
[The shadow, undeterred, consumes him. Covers his form and seems to warp it, tendrils of shadow-- more solidly forming into tentacles, now-- winding out from his body, beginning to wrap around it before he forces them away. The shadow is his power, his, it can't--
'Iilth ma paf'qi'ag sk'halahs. No light. No escape.']
no subject
[What is that. His body's-- food?
There's not much time to linger on that thought. The shadow moves, rips up the floorboard to throw at him, and in the absence of the ability to really dodge Rynlan flings himself to the ground-- which leaves him with very few options when the shadow itself takes the next swing. That braided section lashes out and strikes him, sends him rolling a short distance back across the stage with a stifled little grunt of pain at the contact, and when he starts to pull himself to his feet, glances down-
His yes widen at the sight. Ryn's own shadow is covering him, weaving its way up his body as the voices from the rift whisper: 'You are ours. Do you not feel it? Did you not? One limb among many, lashing in the dark.']
No-
[The shadow, undeterred, consumes him. Covers his form and seems to warp it, tendrils of shadow-- more solidly forming into tentacles, now-- winding out from his body, beginning to wrap around it before he forces them away. The shadow is his power, his, it can't--
'Iilth ma paf'qi'ag sk'halahs. No light. No escape.']